2016 NMCA/NMRA Super Bowl Gallery: More Action From Route 66 Raceway!
Jul 31, 2016Bryan McTaggart1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Drag Races, Event Coverage, Gallery
We are on the ground and in full-on work mode at Route 66 Raceway in Illinois for the 2016 NMCA/NMRA Super Bowl. While the surprisingly sizable audience was listening to the dulcet tones of Brian...
New Hose End Expanders From Fragola Performance Systems Mean That Adapters Are A Thing Of The Past!
Jul 31, 2016Brian LohnesBangShift News
Like we talked about during our tour of the Fragola Performance Systems factory the Connecticut company is always working on something. Their line of hose end expanders which completely eliminate...
2016 NMCA/NMRA Super Bowl: Friday Action From Route 66 Raceway!
Jul 30, 2016Bryan McTaggart1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320, BangShift Galleries, DRAG RACES, Drag Races, Event Coverage, Gallery
How big of a deal is the 2016 NMCA/NMRA Super Bowl event here at Route 66 Raceway here in Northern Illinois? Not only do we have Lohnes on the mic announcing the action, we have Chad working the live...
Five-Wide Reverse Drag Racing Makes Figure-Eight Racing Look Like a Sunday Drive
Jul 30, 2016Eric Rood1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
The wide world of motorsports has a bit to offer for just about every car enthusiasts’ tastes, but sometimes you just need a healthy dose of entertainment for everyone. This is the realm of school...
We double dare you to find a better sleeper than this clapped-out, nitrous-huffing ice cream drag van
Jul 30, 2016Eric Rood1320 Videos, BangShift 1320
Sleepers are a wonderful thing in drag race. Street Outlaws’ Farm Truck is maybe the best-known and there are certainly plenty of other greats like the 700-horsepower Toyota Camry that looks like...
Watch a driver-extraction exercise from an all-electric racing series’ safety team
Jul 30, 2016Eric RoodBangShift News
Motorsports safety has come a long way from the days, not so long ago, when drivers would pull themselves out of a wrecked race and walk across a hot track to a place where maybe there might be...
Watch The Saddest Camaro Burnout Ever End With An Even Sadder Impact – How Does This Happen?
Jul 29, 2016Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
While no one will be calling the Lohnes residence and offering me a ride in a Formula One car tomorow, I feel as though I am fully functional behind the wheel. I am not going to out duel Jimmy...
Big Changes At Jamco Parts! New Product Lines, New Focus, Same Great Quality and Service
Jul 29, 2016Brian LohnesApex Racing News, BangShift APEX
The name Jamco Parts has been synonymous with shoebox Ford and Mercury suspension systems since the middle part of the 1980s. Well the company has recently announced a significant expansion of its...
Street Car Shootout At Brainerd Optimist Dragway – Coverage Of The Strip And The Cruise
Jul 29, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320
(Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Tommy Lee Byrd has been killing it lately with tons of great photos from places like Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip in Georgia. His latest dispatch came to us in the...
Battle Hymn of The Bro: Is This Tune About Wrecking Mustangs Great Or Does It Miss The Mark?
Jul 29, 2016Brian LohnesApex Video, BangShift APEX
There have been hundreds and possibly thousands of car songs written and performed over the years. From ditties like “Little GTO” by Ronnie and the Daytonas to “Beep Beep” by...
ECTA June Coverage: More Cool Cars, Trucks, and Hot Rods From The Ohio Mile!
Jul 29, 2016Brian Lohnes1320 Event Coverage, 1320 Gallery, BangShift 1320
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – In the 1st article from this event we posted the top speeds for nearly everything in the photo gallery. I will attempt to keep this up, but can’t...
Pulling Action Coverage: The Piedmont 300 Was A Rocking Good Time – Killer Trucks!
Jul 29, 2016Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Online Find
(Words and photos by David Whealon) – Pullin’ season is in full swing and we were on hand again for this year’s running of the Peidmont 300. Located in Winston Salem, NC at the Dixie...
TV’s “Diesel Brothers” Being Sued By Utah Doctors For Modifying Diesel Trucks
Jul 29, 2016Brian LohnesBangShift XL, XL Truck News
A group of Utah doctors is planning on suing the guys from the Diesel Brothers television show because they claim that the guys have illegally modified vehicles and are harming the environment....
